U.S. flood insurance program received 35,000 claims as of noon Wednesday

Julia Harte

WASHINGTON Aug 30 (Reuters) - The government-run U.S. flood
insurance program had already received 35,000 claims as of noon
on Wednesday as a result of catastrophic flooding in Texas,
according to the program's director.

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"This is a very fast clip for them to move," said Roy
Wright, deputy associate administrator for insurance and
mitigation at the Federal Emergency Management Agency who runs
the flood insurance program.
(Reporting by Julia Harte. Writing by Ginger Gibson.; Editing
by Chizu Nomiyama)